Wind-shield for vehicles.



W. H. W INSLOW. WIND SHIELD FOR VEHIGLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1908.

978,254.' Patented Dec. 13,1910.

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APPLIOATION TILED MAE. 7, 1008.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

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WILLIAM HEBMAN WINSLOW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR TO THE STEAM POWER DEVICES COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

WIND-SHIELD FOR VEHICLES.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, WILLIAM HERMAN WINsLow,.a citizenof the United States, re-

at Chicago, in the county of Cook tateof Illinois, have invented a certain new and Improved VVind-Shield for Vehicles, of which the following is a full,

'clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawin fi, forminga part of this specification.

invention has for its object an imroved means for deflecting air currents rom moving vehicles so as to afi'ord protection for the occupants.

In the past it has frequently occurred that a the occupants of rapidly moving vehicles,

as automobiles, &c have been subject to considerable annoyance and discomfort as a result of the force of the air currents directed against them as the automobile or other vehicle was rapidly propelled through theair. Similar difficulty-has been experienced by engineers in driving locomotives at high rates of speed, and it is the object of this invention to provide an improved means for protecting engine drivers,the occupants of automobiles and those traveling in a similar .manner, from the annoyance and discom-' fortv described without subjecting the vehicle to the serious retardation incident to de vices heretofore used for accomplishing this purpose. .i v I Generally speaking, my invention consists in locating a curved deflector in such a position on-the front part of the vehicle as to direct upward and to the rear a column of air located just below the occupant of the vehicle to be protected. Normally, without the use 'of my deflector, a second column of air would be directed by the motion of the vehicle, or by wind that might be blowing at the time, against the particular location in line with which the driver of the vehicle or some of the )assengers might be. The effect of 'myde ecto'r upon the first men- 3 'tioned column of air is, by directing it upward andto the rear,to also dcfiect'thc 'secondcolumn of air, with the result that the two columns combinedform a resultant air currentnipward and to the rear over the heads of. the driven or passengers of the vehiclef'leaving then t n comparative'ly calm air.

t will be understood, of course, that by this means dust and 'any light particles of "dirt or rubbish. small flies, insects, ,&o.,

Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Patented Dem 113 1910. Application filed March 7, 1908.

Serial No. 419,641.

will also be deflected and prevented from annoyingpr injuring the driver or occupants of the vehicle.

While my invention is a-rticularly ap licable to automobiles, p p

it still has a very useful. field in connection with other moving view of a portion of the deflecting curtain used in connection with the modification of my invention shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along-the dotted line 1- 1 in Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the dotted line 2-2 in Fig. 6.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several; view's. V Referring to the drawings,As shown in Fig. 1, a standard 10 is supported on either side of the hood 9 from the framework 8, and each standard supports a bracket 1.1, as indicated, from which guide bars 25. extending upwardly and to'the rear, are also supported. The brackets l1ll, as better shown in Fig. 4, are provided with set screws 12-42 by which -thcy mav be clamped in anv desired position upon the standards ML-10, and, if desired, may be removed from these standards by removing the caps 13-l3 from the upper ends of such standards. l'lach guide ha r has secured to it an angle let and a Z-bar 15 so bent and secured {to such guide bar as to form a curved slot conforming to'the curve of the guide bar and of a "cross section indicated in Fig. 7. The brackets 11-1'l are adapted to support a spring roller 16 transversely of the automobile and over the hood 9. This roller has secured thereto a curtain 17 constructed of any suitable flexible material, and reinforced at intervals by transverse stitteners 18-"havin5, bent ends 19 adapted to engage the curved guideways supported by the guide bars 25- 25. I find that a very suitable material for constructing curtains for this purpose is oiled silk. The tube 20 duce a resultant air current represented by .the curved dotted line 5, which-will be tance outside of the ends of the tube 20.

, From the construction just described, it is apparent that the curtain 17 may .be drawn oil from the roller 16 against theresistance of the spring contained therein by gripping the finger holds 2922 and pulling the curtain and its stiii'eners in the guidewa fs carried by the bars 25 until the tube 2'0 and} outer end of the curtain are brought to the position desired. ll'lWlllCll position the outer end may be secured by means of holes 26-26 in the guide bars adapted to receive the outer ends of the rods 21--21, when the finger holds 2f2-22 are released. in some cases it is not necessary to have the deflector drawn out as far as in other cases, and for this reason a pluralitv of holes 26 are provided to facilitate any desired adjustment. The roller 16 is so supported from the brackets 1111 as to be readily removable therefrom when desired in order that the roller and curtain, as well as the guide bar's and brackets, may be entirely removed from v the standards 10-10 and stored in the automobile when it is not desiredto use the deflector. c

The operation of my deflector will vbe understood by reference to Fig. 1, in which not diverted it would pass above the deflector, hood and dashboard and strike directly against the""driver of the automobile ,and the passengers. It has been ascertained, however, that the effect of the deflected air column' lupon the aircolumn 3 is to proseen to have the form of a reversed curve.

I {The result ofthis is that the occupants of the automobile are almost completely protected from moving air currents, and that fans is accomplished without producing a vacuum or local eddy currents, as would be the case were a perpendicular sh eld used- ."over the dashboard,

' It has been found by repeated experiment Qthat the deflector should preferably not be j ico'ntinued to a point vtangent to a vertical line, but that the tangent :at the upper point of the deflector should be directed upward sired points.

and to the rear, in order that the'defiected air current may have a considerable com- A particular advantage of-my invention in connection with its application to auto-' mobiles is the effect produced upon the dust usually raised by the wheels and eddy currents at the rear of the automobile. The resulting air current directed over the auto-. mobile has the effect of suppressingor blanketing the dust and preventing it from being both produce a partial vacuum and to also #scrmusIy impede the motion of the vehicle.

drawn by the eddy currents, otherwise efieo- Y tive, into the rear end of the automobile.

It should be pointed out that it is immaterial, in the operation of my invention, I

whether the air currents diverted by the de- Hector be due to the motion of the vehicle or. to wind, or to a combination of both.

While I have shown my inventionin the particular embodiment herein disclosed, I do not, however, limit myself to this-particular construction, but claim broadly any'equivalent means-for accomplishing this result. What I claim is:

" 1. In combination with an automobile,a

standard supportedfrom the framework on either side of the hood, an adjustable bracket supported from each standard, a spring rollersupported transversely of the automobile above the hood between such brackets, a flexible curtain carried by such roller, curved guideways supported from such brackets, transverse reinforcing strips in such curtain having ends adapted to engage such guideways, such curtain when extendedconstitut ing a deflector extending upward and to the rear and adapted to direct air currents in the same direction over the seats of the automobile, a barsecui'ed across the outer end of such curtain, and means carried by such;

bar forengaging the guideways at any del 2. In combination with an automobile, a standard supported from the, framework on either side of the hood, an adjustable bracket supported from each standard, a spring roller supported transversely of. the automobile I above the hood between 'suchbrackets, a flexible curtain carried by such roller, curved guideways supported, from such brackets, transverse reinforcing strips in such curtain having ends adapted to engage such guideways, such curtain whenfully extended being wholly below the line of sight of the driver, such curtain When extended constitilting a deflector extending upward and to the rear and adapted to direct air currents upward and to the rear, whereby air currents that would otherwise strike the driver are directed upward and over his head.

3. In conibination with an automobile, at

standard supported from the framework on either side of the hood, a bracket supported from each standard, a roller supported between such brackets, a flexible curtain carried by suchroller, curved guidewuys for such curtain supported from such brackets, and means for securing the outer end of such curtain in any desired position on such guidewavs,

it. In combination with an automobile, a

standard supported from the frmnework on either side of the hood, a bracket supported from each standard, a roller supported between such brackets, a flexible curtain carried by such roller, curved guideways for such curtain supported from such brackets, means whereby said guidcways may positively retain such curtain against lateral movement, and means for securing the outer end of such curtain in any desired position on such guideways.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 4th day of March, A. D. 1908.

WILLIAM HERMAN WINSLOW. Witnesses Lnommo W. NOvANDi-uz, ALBERT C. BELL. 

